Introduction:
The Danish East India Company was established in the year 1616 A.D. under the leadership of King Charles IV of Danish modern day (Denmark). The first Danish person arrived in India was Admiral Ove Gjedde who came in the year 1620 A.D. The first settlement of Danish East India Company was established in Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu which was established in the year 1620 A.D.
Here are 50+ MCQs About Danish East India Company:
Q.1 When was the Danish East India Company established?
A) 1605 A.D.
B) 1612 A.D.
C) 1616 A.D.
D) 1620 A.D.
Answer: C) 1616 A.D.
Q.2 The Danish East India Company was founded by which country?
A) England
B) Netherlands
C) Denmark
D) Portugal
Answer: C) Denmark
Q.3 What was the original name of the Danish East India Company?
A) Ostindisk Kompagn
B) Danish Trading Guild
C) Nordic Trade Company
D) Danish Colonial Company
Answer: A) Ostindisk Kompagn
Q.4 Who was the ruler of Denmark at the time of the Danish company’s establishment?
A) Christian I
B) Christian II
C) Christian IV
D) Frederick I
Answer: C) Christian IV
Q.5 The Danish East India Company mainly traded in which region?
A) West Africa
B) South America
C) India and Southeast Asia
D) China
Answer: C) India and Southeast Asia
Q.6 Which was the first Danish settlement in India?
A) Calicut
B) Masulipatnam
C) Tranquebar
D) Surat
Answer: C) Tranquebar
Q.7 Tranquebar is located in present-day which Indian state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
Answer: B) Tamil Nadu
Q.8 Tranquebar was founded by the Danish in which year?
A) 1616 A.D.
B) 1620 A.D.
C) 1625 A.D.
D) 1630 A.D.
Answer: B) 1620 A.D.
Q.9 The Danish East India Company is remembered today mainly for what?
A) Forts and missions
B) Wars
C) Administration
D) Revenue system
Answer: A) Forts and missions
Q.10 Where was Fort Dansborg built by Danish East India Company?
A) Serampore
B) Tranquebar
C) Calcutta
D) Cochin
Answer: B) Tranquebar
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Q.11 Which Mughal ruler allowed the Danish settlement in Tranquebar?
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: B) Jahangir
Q.12 The Danish East India Company mainly traded mainly in which commodities?
A) Tea and silk
B) Cotton, spices, and pepper
C) Coffee only
D) Gold and silver
Answer: B) Cotton, Spices, and Pepper
Q.13 Which Danish trading post was located near Calcutta?
A) Tranquebar
B) Serampore
C) Chandernagore
D) Nagapattinam
Answer: B) Serampore
Q.14 Serampore was also known as what?
A) Frederiksnagore
B) Dansborg
C) Christianstad
D) New Copenhagen
Answer: A) Frederiksnagore
Q.15 In which year did Denmark acquire Serampore?
A) 1650 A.D.
B) 1670 A.D.
C) 1755 A.D.
D) 1770 A.D.
Answer: C) 1755 A.D.
Q.16 Danish trade in India never included which commodity?
A) Cotton
B) Spices
C) Pepper
D) Opium
Answer: D) Opium
Q.17 Which language was promoted by Danish missionaries in India?
A) Hindi
B) Tamil
C) English
D) Urdu
Answer: B) Tamil
Q.18 Who was the famous Danish missionary associated with Tranquebar?
A) William Carey
B) Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg
C) Francis Xavier
D) Roberto de Nobili
Answer: B) Bartholomaus Ziegenbalg
Q.19 The first Protestant mission in India was started at where?
A) Calcutta
B) Goa
C) Tranquebar
D) Madras
Answer: C) Tranquebar
Q.20 The Danish East India Company faced financial difficulties mainly due to?
A) Lack of trade goods
B) Wars in Europe
C) Strong competition
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
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Q.21 Which European power sold Tranquebar to the British?
A) France
B) Netherlands
C) Denmark
D) Portugal
Answer: C) Denmark
Q.22 In which year did Denmark sell Tranquebar to the British?
A) 1800 A.D.
B) 1825 A.D.
C) 1845 A.D.
D) 1860 A.D.
Answer: C) 1845 A.D.
Q.23 In which field Danish missionaries mainly contributed in India?
A) Agriculture
B) Education and printing
C) Warfare
D) Administration
Answer: B) Education and printing
Q.24 Which British authority acquired Danish settlements in India?
A) British Crown
B) East India Company
C) British Parliament
D) Royal Navy
Answer: B) East India Company
Q.25 The Danish East India Company never became powerful mainly because of?
A) Poor naval strength
B) Limited resources
C) Strong rivals
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Q.26 The Danish settlements were mainly located along which coast?
A) Western Coast
B) Eastern Coast
C) Northern Coast
D) Southern Coast
Answer: B) Eastern Coast
Q.27 Which fort was a major Danish architectural legacy in India?
A) Fort St. George
B) Fort Dansborg
C) Fort William
D) Red Fort
Answer: B) Fort Dansborg
Q.28 The Danish East India Company primarily followed which religion?
A) Catholicism
B) Lutheranism
C) Islam
D) Orthodoxy
Answer: B) Lutheranism
Q.29 Danish rule in India can be best described as?
A) Aggressive
B) Expansionist
C) Limited and peaceful
D) Exploitative
Answer: C) Limited and peaceful
Q.30 The Danish East India Company finally declined due to?
A) British expansion
B) Economic losses
C) Political changes in Europe
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
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Q.31 Denmark had very limited territorial ambition in India because of?
A) Small population
B) Limited naval power
C) Focus on trade only
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Q.32 Danish settlements in India were mainly used for?
A) Military expansion
B) Religious wars
C) Trading purposes
D) Administration
Answer: C) Trading purposes
Q.33 The Danish East India Company competed mostly with which company in South India?
A) French
B) Portuguese
C) British
D) Dutch
Answer: D) Dutch
Q.34 Which Indian town became a center of Danish missionary activity?
A) Madras
B) Tranquebar
C) Surat
D) Agra
Answer: B) Tranquebar
Q.35 Danish missionaries translated the Bible into which Indian language first?
A) Hindi
B) Tamil
C) Bengali
D) Malayalam
Answer: B) Tamil
Q.36 The Danish East India Company never ruled large territories because it focused on?
A) Agriculture
B) Manufacturing
C) Trade and missions
D) Warfare
Answer: C) Trade and missions
Q.37 Danish settlements were mostly situated in coastal region because of?
A) Trade needs
B) Naval dependence
C) Limited land power
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Q.38 The Danish East India Company is important in Indian history mainly because of?
A) Large empire
B) Military victories
C) Trade and missionary work
D) Political reforms
Answer: C) Trade and missionary work
Q.39 The Danish East India Company is least associated with which activity?
A) Trade
B) Missionary work
C) Territorial conquest
D) Cultural exchange
Answer: C) Territorial conquest
Q.40 Danish rule in India was mainly peaceful because of?
A) Weak military
B) Friendly trade relations
C) Lack of ambition
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Q.41 Which century marked the end of Danish presence in India?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
Answer: C) 19th century
Q.42 Which Indian ruler had friendly relations with the Danish?
A) Shivaji
B) Jahangir
C) Tipu Sultan
D) Hyder Ali
Answer: B) Jahangir
Q.43 The Danish East India Company never participated actively in?
A) Trade
B) Missionary work
C) Indian wars
D) Cultural exchange
Answer: C) Indian wars
Q.44 The Danish East India Company lost relevance after the rise of which power?
A) French power
B) Dutch power
C) British power
D) Portuguese power
Answer: C) British power
Q.45 The Danish East India Company mainly avoided conflict with whom?
A) Indian rulers
B) European rivals
C) Missionaries
D) Merchants
Answer: A) Indian rulers
Q.46 Where was the headquarters of Danish settlements in India?
A) Serampore
B) Tranquebar
C) Calcutta
D) Madras
Answer: B) Tranquebar
Q.47 Danish influence in India is most visible today in?
A) Architecture
B) Language
C) Administration
D) Military system
Answer: A) Architecture
Q.48 Which River flows near Serampore?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Hooghly
D) Cauvery
Answer: C) Hooghly
Q.49 Danish settlements were absorbed into British India during?
A) Company Rule
B) Crown Rule
C) Mughal Rule
D) Maratha Rule
Answer: A) Company Rule
Q.50 Danish presence in India was more cultural than?
A) Political
B) Religious
C) Economic
D) Social
Answer: A) Political
Q.51 Denmark sold its Indian settlements mainly due to?
A) Political pressure
B) Economic losses
C) Weak trade
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Q.52 The Danish East India Company had strongest influence in which Indian region?
A) Bengal
B) Deccan
C) Coromandel Coast
D) Malabar Coast
Answer: C) Coromandel Coast
Q.53 Which Danish fort still exists today?
A) Fort St. David
B) Fort Dansborg
C) Fort Aguada
D) Fort St. Angelo
Answer: B) Fort Dansborg
Q.54 The Danish East India Company is best described as?
A) Territorial empire
B) Trading company
C) Military power
D) Religious state
Answer: B) Trading company
Q.55 Danish settlements were comparatively peaceful because Denmark was?
A) Neutral in many wars
B) Militarily strong
C) Politically dominant
D) Supported by Mughals
Answer: A) Neutral in many wars
Conclusion:
The Danish East India Company sold all their settlements to British East India Company in the year 1845 A.D. after that their full chapter closed in India. The Danish East India Company was the weakest among other European powers in India.
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